The EU II Amrit

History:

The EU was created in 1957 in Maastricht, Netherlands
It was created at the end of the second world war with the aim to end bloodbath between neighbouring countries
Sir Winston Churchill first proposed the idea as a " United States of Europe" in 1946
It originally started with six countries trading natural resources
It was called the European free trade association
The first countries to join the EU were Belgium, Holland, France, Germany, Italy and Luxembourg
The UK applied in 1961 but was rejected
Denmark, the United Kingdom & Ireland later joined in 1973
In 1974 James Callaghan called for major changes in the Common Agricultural Policy
Over the years many other countries started to join and most of europe is now apart of the EU
The economy and unionship continued to prosper with very minor issues up until 2008

Pros & Cons

Pros:
1. No tariffs and free trade between the members
2. All have the same currency
3. creates more job opportunities
4. Limits conflicts between nations
5. Creates allies
6. Limits neighbouring conflicts
7. Work as a group to achieve mutual sustainability
8. Nations cannot have a distinct rule over others
9. No borders so members can travel freely
10. Betters the economy because jobs are created
Cons:
1.Communication can be difficult due to the various languages were spoken
2. Reaching a consensus can be difficult
3.Difficult to withdraw if there are issues
4. Difficult to meet the requirements to become a member
5. Well developed nations share their wealth with other countries
6. Members have less control of what is made and sold within the borders
7. Must be in Europe to join
8. Power is taken away from governments
9. Countries do not have their own monetary policy
10. With countries such as England starting to withdraw it effects the whole EU economy negatively

Present:

Today the European Union is very different than it was when it originally started. There have been many alters over the years and different opinions. At first, so many countries wanted to join it seemed so great there were so many benefits from joining such a powerful Union. Such as free trade, a shared currency that historically has done very well, etc. But as time started to move forward things started to change countries didn't care about the benefits anymore they didn't care about the unions between other European countries they had a major opinion change. People are now criticizing the European Union for many things such as their economic policy on farming. The Common Agricultural policy is one of the things that many do not like about the EU it is a policy that gets farmers to create goods that are not in high demand and caused the EU to have an economic downfall. Countries such as Greece are bankrupt and are freeloading off the EU while slowly dragging the economy down with them.

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Brexit:

This is a word being thrown around in the news a lot currently. It is a term that refers to Britain withdrawing from the EU. Britain wanted to withdraw from the EU due to many different reasons but it was mostly due to the economics and sovereignty. The first and most simple reason was the economics. Britain didn't like the unsteadiness of the EU's economy there were lucky countries like Germany with an only 5% unemployment rate but the rest of southern Europe had a 20% unemployment rate. This was a clear danger sign in britians eyes. Britain also disliked the EU's failure to address the economic downfall from 2008. Britain felt like their mutual trust was being lost which not only the government felt but what over half of the population did. Another reason was the sovereignty that the leaders were showing. The leaders were showing that they had power over most EU decisions due to the immigration organization. The EU was accepting so many immigrants and distributing them across Europe without a countries clear consent. This was also a danger sign for Britain as they did not want too many immigrants as it did not fit in their economy. This was just one event that caused Britain to withdraw from the EU. Britain is now starting the process to withdraw from the EU they will officially be out of the EU on March, 29, 2019.